Carvana (CVNA) & America’s Car-Mart (CRMT) Head to Head Comparison

Carvana (NYSE: CVNA) and America’s Car-Mart (NASDAQ:CRMT) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

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This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Carvana and America’s Car-Mart, as reported by MarketBeat.

Sell Ratings

Hold Ratings

Buy Ratings

Strong Buy Ratings

Rating Score

Carvana

1

3

10

0

2.64

America’s Car-Mart

0

2

0

0

2.00

Carvana currently has a consensus price target of $20.08, suggesting a potential downside of 1.70%. America’s Car-Mart has a consensus price target of $43.50, suggesting a potential downside of 5.54%. Given Carvana’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Carvana is more favorable than America’s Car-Mart.

Profitability

This table compares Carvana and America’s Car-Mart’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins

Return on Equity

Return on Assets

Carvana

-11.81%

-153.67%

-19.89%

America’s Car-Mart

3.58%

9.09%

4.98%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

15.2% of Carvana shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.9% of America’s Car-Mart shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.7% of America’s Car-Mart shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

America’s Car-Mart beats Carvana on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Carvana

Carvana Co. is an e-commerce platform for buying used cars. On the Company’s platform, consumers can research and identify a vehicle, inspect it using its proprietary 360-degree vehicle imaging technology, obtain financing and warranty coverage, purchase the vehicle and schedule delivery or pick-up, all from their desktop or mobile devices. The Company’s transaction technologies and online platform transform a traditionally time consuming process by allowing customers to secure financing, complete a purchase and schedule delivery online.

About America’s Car-Mart

America’s Car-Mart, Inc. is an automotive retailer focused on the integrated auto sales and finance segment of the used car market. The Company conducts its operations through its two operating subsidiaries, America’s Car Mart, Inc. (Car-Mart of Arkansas) and Colonial Auto Finance, Inc. (Colonial) (Collectively, Car-Mart of Arkansas and Colonial are referred to as Car-Mart). It primarily sells older model used vehicles and provides financing for all of its customers. As of April 30, 2016, the Company operated 143 dealerships located primarily in small cities throughout the South-Central United States. Dealerships are operated on a decentralized basis. Each dealership is responsible for buying (with the assistance of a corporate office buyer) and selling vehicles, making credit decisions, and servicing and collecting the installment contracts it originates. Dealerships also maintain their own records and make daily deposits. The Company has both regular and satellite dealerships.